Public Works Administration
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Founders | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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Founded | July 1 |
1939 | |
Ceased operations | July 1, 1943 |
Jurisdiction | United States |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 853559 |
About Public Works Administration
Public Works Administration, part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression.